Harold Buckingham Charitable Trust

Analysis

Harold Buckingham Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Whiteley. It was registered in April 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Harold Buckingham Charitable Trust reported income of £26k and spending of £19k, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £8,545 to £26k (+208%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2025, when income rose by 123%. Over the whole period it spent 129% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Harold Buckingham Charitable Trust sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rudbaxton Community Association, Crundale (£26k), Community Hall of Yarmouth and District (£26k) and The Tern Trust (£26k).